The book Women’s Suffrage is a part of the series, Turning Points in World History. In this book, there are many discussions about women’s suffrage. The book opens with a foreword, introduction and a brief history of women’s suffrage. All six chapters are broken into sub-topics discussing the things that happened during the women’s suffrage and the effect of the women’s suffrage movement. Women’s suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. American women didn’t have as many rights as men. This is how the women’s suffrage movement began. Women felt that they weren’t being treated as equal as men because they were denied rights just for being a woman. The author’s purpose of writing this book is to inform and to educate people about …show more content…
This is the time where women fought for their right to vote. In this book, women’s suffrage is explained in numerous ways. Stalcup and other authors talk about the how women’s suffrage started, what went on during the women’s suffrage movement and the effect of the women’s suffrage movement. Women couldn’t do many things such as voting, sitting on a jury, or run for political office. These things could only be done by men, which was unfair to American women. The women’s suffrage movement allowed women to express themselves about their rights as women. The founders of the Women’s Suffrage Movement were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. You would think that all women were for this movement, but that’s not true. Some women didn’t want to be involved in it all while others continued to support the movement. Even though women couldn’t speak in public, some women rebelled a spoke in public places. For example, two women who rose a lot of commotion were the Grimke sisters, Sarah and Angelina. They were daughters of a slave owner in South Carolina and they only intended to speak to small groups of women, but over time, they attracted larger crowds. Even men came out to see them speak in public forums. After meeting at a convention, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton became friends and discussed the legal and social disabilities of being a woman. The more they talked about it, the more ideas came to …show more content…
One of the major things that happened in the movement was that there were divisions in the movement. The advocates who didn’t see eye to eye at one point were Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on one hand and on the other, Lucy Stone and her husband. Some of the differences that arose were how the funds of the Equal Rights Association were going to be used; whether men should be welcomed as allies after the apostasy in the case of the reconstruction amendments; and, most important, whether the amendment themselves should be supported despite their failure to include women. Another major thing that happened during the women’s suffrage movement was that women got their attempt to vote. In the years 1868 and 1869, this was the first time in history that women voted. This was one of the greatest things that happened to women during this time. A young lady who just finished voting stated, “I feel so much stronger for having voted.” As you can see, voting meant a lot to women. It made them feel that they were able to do the same thing as men do. This was a right that they were waiting for and they finally had the chance to do what they have been fighting for, which was to
Women suffrage was a prominent issue during the 18th century. Before the issue arose, women had very typical characteristics and roles in society. They mostly stayed home and cared for their children and completed house work. Moreover, women commonly did not have social and legal rights. Their spouse was considered the brains and wealth of the family.
Women were granted the right to be just like men. Women were denied many things like jobs, an education, and the right to vote. Activists created the women’s suffrage movement, which helped them achieve their goal of equality and become a more powerful force in the nation. One of the great positives was that women’s right
The 19th amendment was established as a way for citizens to vote in elections and not be denied the right to vote based on their sex. This amendment didn’t just get passed overnight, years and years of creating organizations and protesting were put in place until this amendment got passed in 1920. Many organizations came together and broke apart, then reformed again. One example being the National American Women’s Suffrage Association (NAWSA) which was originally the National Woman's Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association and came together in 1890. The NAWSA was lead by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone and her daughter, Alice Stone Blackwell.
Women’s Suffrage was a movement aiming to give women the right to vote, an equal chance to participate in the government, the right to claim property, and be treated equally to men. Nellie McClung was one of the Famous Five who stood up for women’s right to vote. McClung saw unjust in the law towards women and children, women had no way of protecting themselves from abuse, women couldn’t own property, only men could. Women couldn’t do anything about home issues if they had an abusive spouse, divorce was not an option due to Christianity and that the women would also be left with nothing,. The men would have the children and the property under their name leaving the women under no set back, women were say as inferior, only being expected to do house work and not be involved in politics, women didn’t have the same rights that men did and were always ranked lower than men.
One thing that caused the Woman Suffrage to come about was that women began to use literature to explain the lives of women in that era and to point out the limited rights they which included voting. Also during World War, I and II women began to take nontraditional jobs that usually belonged to men and because of this women believed they should have the same rights as men if they could do a man's
The Women’s Suffrage opened the door for women in politics and in occupations. Before the Movement, women couldn’t vote or run for office, and women holding jobs such as doctors was frowned upon. If the Suffrage Movement hadn’t happened in 1848, the present would be very different and much more sexist:any single mothers would struggle even more to support their children; women would just be expected to remain in the “women’s sphere” (the house;) and women would not be able to vote. But because of the suffragettes taking this stand, women can run for office; hold occupations that they desire; and
Introduction We have come a long way since the days of our female ancestors, a mere century ago we earned the right to vote. We owe this success to the women suffragettes who endured beatings, hunger strikes, jail time and even carried out acts of civil defiance to secure what they fought for. All of this was not in vain, women earned their spot with their fellow male counterparts to vote. The right to vote was not the only accomplishment to be earned through the suffragettes labour, they made history with the rights of women including equality in social status, women’s economic statuses and a spot in politics. However, where are women today?.
They were going to fight for what they wanted. Susan B. Anthony was inspired to start helping women earn this right through many things. She first got the idea to help the women when she was campaigning to ban alcohol. Because she was a woman, no one from the conferences would let her speak, as women were not allowed to speak at the conferences. Susan B. Anthony realized that women would not be taken seriously in politics unless they had what the men had, which was the right to vote (“Susan”).
The Suffragette: The History of the Women’s Militant Suffrage Movement (1911) was written in terms of the situation of suffragettes at the time, a moment in which the suffragettes and their actions were an issue for British politics. It can be seen as a chronology about the progression that the suffragette movement had from the early days of the organization until 1910. Another characteristic of this book is that it is written by a woman closely related to the organization, who could provide a different point of view for the readers to the one that they could possible had about the suffragettes; besides, this book was meant to show the readers the reason behind why those women fought and which were their motives and ideals. It is known
On January 11 1885, a beautiful young girl named Alice Paul was born. Her mother Tacie Paul was one of the first women to attend college. Tacie would have finished but she dropped out and she spent her final year marrying William Paul. William Paul is Alice’s father who is a successful business and community man. Alice loves to read and remembers going to suffrage meetings with her mother when she was young.
Women have fought strenuously and diligently to earn their suffrage and have an impact on their society as a whole. Women have yearned to have their voices heard and be able to speak up about their societal concerns specifically in politics. Fortunately, women were able to persist and strive for their ultimate goal: the right to vote, which was stated in the 19th amendment and ratified by three-fourths of the states on August 18, 1920. For women to have reached their goal, they had to go through many propagandas, campaigns, strikes, posters, and protests; however, some were not as persuasive as others. For instance, the poster shown in the document does not provide an empowering message to coax a person to allow women suffrage.
The women's suffrage movement refers to the organized efforts and activism undertaken by women and their allies to secure voting rights for women. It was a significant social and political movement that emerged in the 19th and early 20th centuries, advocating for women's right to participate in democratic processes and have a voice in shaping the policies that affected their lives. There are several characteristics and strategies that were employed by the women's suffrage movement: Grassroots Activism: The suffrage movement involved grassroots organizing and activism at the local, regional, and national levels. Women and their supporters formed suffrage societies, organized meetings and rallies, circulated petitions, and conducted public awareness
Woman suffrage was a rough time for woman. They proved in many ways, to men and the government, that they were capable of having the responsibility to vote. Except, no one seemed to care and thought that they were not ready. Allowing women to vote is a right because otherwise it would be considered oppression, women are just as capable as men to vote, and they will help improve the government. First of all, if women were not granted the right to vote, it would be considered oppression.
The Roaring Twenties, characterized as a progressive era toward changes and advances, it was a start for freedom and independence for women. Women gained political power by gaining the right to vote. They changed their traditional way to be, way to act and dress to gain respect, and the liberty of independence. Society had different ways of ideals and the ways women were willing to do were disapproved of, and it was wrong for lots of different people, including women from the older generation. In the 1920’s women went through a lot of changes that made them a free spirit, changes that made them what they are now and having the liberty of being independent.
Women are still striving for equal rights today as they did before. The women's suffrage movement had a positive impact on American society by expanding America’s democracy, promoting gender equality, and rousing political and social activism. The expansion of democracy will forever have a beneficial impact on the people of a democratic country. The women's suffrage movement vastly inflated democracy in America. In a professional summary of the women’s suffrage movement, it states “The women's suffrage movement expanded American democracy by fighting for